Pensions
Fire Fighter leader blasts hypocritical politicians
August 28, 2013The nation's politicians, from the federal government on down to city halls, are hypocritical in praising Fire Fighters and other first responders, then cutting public safety budgets.
Read moreSocial Security turns 78
August 14, 2013President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, providing, for the first time ever, guaranteed income for retirees and creating a system of unemployment benefits.
Read moreToday in labor history: California school workers organize union
August 9, 2013On Aug. 9, 1927, 10 school custodians met in Oakland, Calif., to form what was to become the 230,000-member California School Employees Association, representing school support staff throughout the state.
Read moreDoesn’t feel like shared sacrifice to Detroit’s pensioners
August 7, 2013"We have retirees who are in their eighties and nineties - are they supposed to get a job?"
Read moreFor striking Laborers at Cretex, preserving pensions is key
July 30, 2013"I've never stood up for anything in my life, but this is too much to give up."
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